St. John the Baptist Parish authorities investigating Thursday night shooting in Reserve

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the Thursday night shooting of a 16-year-old male in Reserve.

Deputies on routine patrol heard multiple gunshots in the area of Louisiana 44 and East 29th Street about 11:20 p.m. and saw two males running on East 29th Street and turn west on Louisiana 44. A short time later 911 operators received a call from a residence on Chad B. Baker Street reporting that a 16-year-old male had been shot in the arm. The victim was transported to River Parishes Hospital in LaPlace and transferred to University Hospital in New
Orleans. He provided no information on the shooting, authorities said.

Deputies later learned that the victim had been shot while riding in the back seat of a Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The driver of the car said he had been driving south on East 29th Street toward Louisiana 44 when the car was fired upon. The driver told duputies he drove to the Chad B. Baker residence and called authorities.

The Sheriff's Office asks anyone with information regarding the incident to call Detective Stacy Lewis at 985-359-8789 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.